Two PayPal accounts

[Jack_mcs]

I want to start another site in which I accept PayPal. The problem is that my existing PayPal account returns to my first site after completing an order. I contacted PayPal and asked how to setup a second account and was told this is not allowed - that only one account is allowed per person. I explained the problem with the auto-return feature and was told I could only have it return to one site. I'm sure I've seen sites done by the same person where PayPal was accepted on both so surely this must be possible. Does anyone know how to go about doing this?

 

Jack

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Install a PayPal contribution and the return address is sent as a paramater. Then, disable the return URL feature through the Paypal interface...it's no longer needed since it's sent as a paramater.

[ozcsys]

I would add a different email address to your paypal account for your second site such as [email protected] and use it for the payments, this will make it easier to seperate out where your money is coming from when you have multiple sites going into your account as you can run reports for each address.

[Jack_mcs]

Ahh, Thanks. I have the contribution installed but didn't realize the auto-return was no longer required.

 

Jack

[Jack_mcs]

I would add a different email address to your paypal account for your second site such as [email protected]  and use it for the payments, this will make it easier to seperate out where your money is coming from when you have multiple sites going into your account as you can run reports for each address.

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Thanks for the suggestion. I use three of the alloted five right now and it does help.

 

Jack

[cmbyrne]

I have 2 accounts, one is under all my info, and the second under my husbands.

 

All you need is seperate ssn, bank acct # and email address.

 

Just open a yahoo acct or something.

 

Christina

[wheeloftime]

Install a PayPal contribution and the return address is sent as a paramater.  Then, disable the return URL feature through the Paypal interface...it's no longer needed since it's sent as a paramater.

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This is only if you use a Paypal contrib (which one) or does it now also apply when using the default osC Paypal module ?

I am curious as so far it was always said to activate the return URL on Paypal and stumbling by accident on this little note you say exactly the opposite ?!

[ozcsys]

This is only if you use a Paypal contrib (which one) or does it now also apply when using the default osC Paypal module ?

I am curious as so far it was always said to activate the return URL on Paypal and stumbling by accident on this little note you say exactly the opposite ?!

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The paypal shopping cart ipn contribution has the return info included in the code so when you activate your ipn in your paypal account you leave the url blank. Not sure if the new ipn module works the same but you could probably find out in the support thread.

[wheeloftime]

The paypal shopping cart ipn contribution has the return info included in the code so when you activate your ipn in your paypal account you leave the url blank. Not sure if  the new ipn module works the same but you could probably find out in the support thread.

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Thanks for the info ! For now I think I'll just stick to the old default osC Paypal module which I understood should be working fine except for the chance of not getting all orders in your database when a customer doesn't behave well :lol:

[Jack_mcs]

I've got the two accounts working now with the oscommerce PayPal IPN conribution. But on the PayPal pages when the order is being completed, the title of the page is for my main account. I can't see where this is set in PayPal. Does anyone know? Has anyone with two accounts been able to get PayPal to display the site names of each site?

 

Jack

[ozcsys]

I've got the two accounts working now with the oscommerce PayPal IPN conribution.  But on the PayPal pages when the order is being completed, the title of the page is for my main account.  I can't see where this is set in PayPal.  Does anyone know?  Has anyone with two accounts been able to get PayPal to display the site names of each site?

 

Jack

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I think your are stuck with this one. With Business accounts your Business information is what is going to show no matter what email address you use. I suppose you could chose something generic as a business name but other than that I do not believe you can do anything.

[Jack_mcs]

Thanks, I was afraid of that.

 

Jack